sciathán

See also: scíathán

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠciəˈhɑ̃ːn/, /ʃciəˈhɑ̃ːn/[1]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈʃcɪhɑːn/[2]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish scíathán,[3] from scíath. By surface analysis, sciath (“wing”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

sciathán m (genitive singular sciatháin, nominative plural sciatháin)

  1. wing
  2. side, extension; part, piece
  3. (anatomy) arm
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • croscheann sciatháin (“wing spar”)
  • faoi sciathán (“surreptitiously; under pretence of”)
  • greim sciatháin (“arm-hold”)
  • sciathán airm (“wing of army”)
  • sciathán céarach (“waxwing”)
  • sciathán foirgnimh (“wing of building”)
  • sciathán leathair (“bat”)
  • sciathán tobac (“bit (from plug) of tobacco”)

Etymology 2

From sciath (“wicker-work door or screen”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

sciathán m (genitive singular sciatháin, nominative plural sciatháin)

  1. wickerwork lid or panel
Derived terms
  • sciathán feadhnaigh (“removable bottom of pannier(-basket)”)

Declension
Declension of sciathán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sciathán sciatháin
Vocative a sciatháin a sciathána
Genitive sciatháin sciathán
Dative sciathán sciatháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sciathán na sciatháin
Genitive an sciatháin na sciathán
Dative leis an sciathán

don sciathán

 leis na sciatháin

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 233
  3. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíathán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
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